S 10139 NY
Relates to the number of judges in family court
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Summary
This bill increases the number of family court judges in New York City from 67 to 72 judges. The bill also adds two additional family court judges for each of Westchester and Rockland counties, and one additional family court judge for each of Erie and Niagara counties. Each additional judge will receive compensation equal to existing judges in their respective counties. The new positions will be filled through election at the November 2027 election, with terms beginning January 1, 2028.
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Increases the number of family court judges in the city of New York to seventy-two; provides for two additional family court judges for each of Westchester and Rockland counties and an additional family court judge for each of Erie and Niagara counties.
Sponsor (1)
- Erik Bottcher Democratic · primary
1 coauthor / cosponsor
- William Weber Republican · cosponsor
Action history (2)
- Apr 30, 2026 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY · upper
- May 12, 2026 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · upper
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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee Votes Floor Votes Memo Text LFIN Chamber Video/Transcript S10139 Summary: BILL NO S10139   SAME AS No Same As   SPONSOR BOTTCHER   COSPNSR WEBER   MLTSPNSR   Amd §§121 & 131, Fam Ct Act   Increases the number of family court judges in the city of New York to seventy-two; provides for two additional family court judges for each of Westchester and Rockland counties and an additional family court judge for each of Erie and Niagara counties.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
10139
IN SENATE
April 30, 2026 ___________
Introduced by Sens. BOTTCHER, WEBER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to the number of judg- es in family court
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 121 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 2 204 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 121. Number of judges. The family court within the city of New York 4 shall consist of [ sixty-seven ] seventy-two judges[ , effective January 5 first, two thousand twenty-five ]. There shall be at least one family 6 court judge resident in each county of the city of New York. 7 § 2. Section 131 of the family court act is amended by adding a new 8 subdivision (y) to read as follows: 9 (y) There shall be two additional family court judges for each of 10 Westchester and Rockland counties and an additional family court judge 11 for each of Erie and Niagara counties. The compensation of each such 12 additional family court judge shall be the same as the compensation paid 13 to each existing family court judge in the county for which it is estab- 14 lished. 15 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that 16 the positions created by section two of this act shall be filled by 17 election at the November 2027 election, for a term to commence on the 18 first day of January, 2028, as if such vacancy occurred on the effective 19 date of this act.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08363-02-6
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